Appeal 3326354
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 sections
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Section 01
Development description
a single storey rear extension to form a conservatory.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for a single storey rear extension to form a conservatory at [site address] in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 2023/01541/PA, dated 6 March 2023, and the plans submitted with it.
Section 03
Procedural Matters
The conservatory has already been constructed. Therefore, I was able to view it as built on my site visit.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No [address], in terms of loss of light, outlook and privacy.
Section 05
Reasons
The conservatory which is the subject of this appeal is relatively deep and sits on the boundary with the adjoining property, No [address]. Whilst this structure does not comply with the 45-degree code, it includes a good-sized lantern roof feature and high-level side elevation windows which allow the neighbour views through the conservatory and light to pass to their home. As such, whilst the conservatory does marginally affect the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers, these design elements significantly limit the impact. In view of this, in my view the conservatory does not materially harm the living conditions of the occupiers of No 8 in respect of loss of light and outlook.
Given that the windows in the side elevation of the conservatory are at a high level, they offer limited opportunity for overlooking of the neighbour’s property. Also, a high fence sits on the joint boundary, preventing direct overlooking from the rear facing elevation of the conservatory to the neighbour’s private garden area. On this basis, whilst the conservatory sits on the boundary with No 8, it does not give rise to an unacceptable level of overlooking or loss or privacy to this adjoining neighbour.
In view of the above, I find no conflict with Policies DM2 and DM10 of the Development Management in Birmingham Development Plan Document (2021), Policies PG3 and TP27 of Birmingham Development Plan 2031 (2017), the [name] (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework. Taken together, these seek to secure good quality design which protects the living conditions of neighbours.
Section 06
Conditions
I note that the Council requested that conditions were attached to any consent granted relating to external materials and for the development to be carried out in accordance with approved plans. However, given that the conservatory has already been constructed, these conditions are not necessary. As such, I have not attached any conditions to this consent.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the reasons given above I conclude that the appeal should be allowed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 301No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 19 September 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 4 September 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3326354
- Application reference
- 2023/01541/PA
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Planning authority code
- E08000025
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Allowed
- Decision category
- Allowed
- Received date
- 21 July 2023
- Valid date
- 21 July 2023
- Start date
- 15 August 2023
- Planning authority decision date
- 3 May 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 19 September 2023
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 38972
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21